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Part IIW Local Government Areas and Authorities in Wales

Extent Information

E1Part II (ss. 20-38) extends to Wales only: see s. 38

CommunitiesE+W

35 Community councillors.E+W

(1)Community councillors shall be elected by the local government electors for the community in accordance with this Act and Part I of the [F1Representation of the People Act 1983].

[F2(2)There shall be ordinary elections of community councillors in [F32022] and in every [F4fifth] year thereafter.

(2A)The term of office of the community councillors shall be [F5five] years.

(2B)On the fourth day after any such ordinary election—

(a)the persons who were councillors immediately before the election shall retire; and

(b)the newly elected councillors shall assume office.]

(3)Where a community is not divided into community wards there shall be one election of community councillors for the whole community.

(4)Where a community is divided into community wards there shall be a separate election of community councillors for each ward.